CURRENT MISSION

Booking a Gig before 2025

ABOUT ME

I used to be a long Haired guitarist, hair is gone but I still play the guitar a lot. Although I've long been a metal head, I'm open to many musical genres, from Bossa Nova to Drum&Bass. I love to travel, and I've lived in many cities (more than 10) and countries. I have a Masters degree in Chemistry and another one in Innovation Engineering. I look forward to participate in Innovation projects that aim oil free products and life-cycle management for Plastics (our greatest current environmental threat imo). I've also been a teacher for undergraduate students who want to prepare exams in all fields of chemistry and Spanish. I love to chill, cook, play all sorts of games & sports, party. I'm a rather tidy person, that makes his bed every morning and likes to live in a neat environment. Now married and with three pets home, more space, a little less availability ;)

PHILOSOPHY

*To live is to love.

*Life's a Bitch, and then you die... (bitches are cool!)

*Don't do to others what you wouldn't want to be done to you

*I realize how lucky I am to live and share good times every day

*If you feel overwhelmed or like giving up, take a nap by the shade, wake up and shine

*If it's "too *insert* ", remember is "more *insert* " somewhere else, and by far

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I lived in a flat with couch-surfers for 6 months and the introduces me. I received then surfers from other couch-surfers in Montpellier to my place.
Summer 2012: I'm hosting as much as possible!!!! I've been flooded with requests...
Autumn 2012: I'm starting my new life in Lyon getting involved in CS meetings, and spreading the word about the new ToU that landed upon us on September 14th.
Winter 2012-2013: NADA!
Spring 2013: New home! a great one! and TheGreatOne ;)
Spring 2014: Here I am, getting installed in Pune India for a full year of surprises ahead!
Winter 2014: Hosting again and a decent guide to Pune and Maharashtra already!
Spring 2016: Back in France for a few months, nice to be moving in Europe.
Winter 2016: NADA!
2017: Freshly installed with my girl Melina
in San Luis Potosi, Mexico and ready to host again!
2024: Our owm home in Mx 🏡! Cats, Dog, my own bar! Bring in a bottle or your guitar and we will Jam..

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had never heard of couchsurfing before 2011 and since... I've met sooo many couch-surfers that are so cool, that I now believe it to be my community as well. I've met people from Belgium, Spain, Nigeria, Ireland, England, Germany, Poland and more! I expect the list to go on and on and on...

Interests

Play the guitar.
Fireworks.
Chilling!
Innovation.
Drawing.
PS4
Learning languages (currently Farsi).
Incense.
Cooking.
Mixology

• environment
• cooking
• partying
• traveling
• drawing
• guitar
• cycling
• snowboarding
• sports
• chemistry
• teaching
• engineering
• languages
• mathematics
• tourism
• beaches
• paint

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Natural Born Killers by Oliver Stone.
Blue Velvet by David Lynch.
Sailor and Lula by David Lynch.
The Addiction by Abel Ferrara.
Bad Taste by Peter Jackson.
Zombie Movies
Experimental movies
Self-made animations

Books:
Cien Años de Soledad by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Radix

Music:
Soooooo many albums and artists that it might take me a day to write them all. Currently latest Kendrick Lamar, Sonny Fodera and Messugah on top of the playlist... DnB always there ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

* I used to lead tourist groups to the beach in Ecuador. The moments shared with people from around the world in my hometown, made me want to travel for the rest of my life.
* The fireworks in Quebec during the summer of 2004 are one of the most beautiful things made by man I've seen.
* Hellfest 2010!
*Snowboarding without a T-shirt, headphones on and a hot Jacuzzi at the end of the day with some friends!.
*5620m on our way to the top!
*Moving to India was a huge personal challenge, although I know it's almost meaningless for the future of this nation, I feel deep compassion for the miserable people I came across every day, they changed my life.
*Full Solar Eclipse from the Desert of Durango got me a Moonshine Tan that will either kill me in a year or make me live forever
*SunAndBass was the most epic audiovisual experience, and the visual are real cliffs, landscapes, villages, roads, bicycles.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach spanish, chemistry, mathematics. I know how to prepare a great Chili Con Carne, and love Indian cooking! could learn some more. I'm a guitar player, which I can teach too. I Love massages and relaxation (from a non religious/spiritual perspective).
I'd like to learn all kinds of rythms, how to draw better, and speak better Italian and Farsi
I want to get back on a Skateboard one day.

*I want to hear from those who have helped the miserable beings of this world, the forgotten ones. I deeply respect and admire them, also those who clean up trash from the streets, rivers and oceans, I am sorry for the mess.

What I Can Share with Hosts

"Everything and Nothing"

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Mexico

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